Leon Gordon Screenwriter (2 results)
Man About Town (Original screenplay for the 1932 film)
Warner Baxter, Karen Morley, Conway Tearle, Alan Mowbray (starring); John Francis Dillon (director); Denison Clift (novel); Leon Gordon (screenwriter)
Published by Fox Film Corporation, Los Angeles, 1932
- Softcover
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFinal Shooting script for the 1932 film. Annotation in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper, noting the name of an unknown crew member. Based on the 1932 novel by Denison Clift. Government agent Stephen Morrow's boss and best friend is engaged to Morrow's former lover, a Hungarian woman under investigation for the murder of an… ambassador. Set in Washington DC. Green titled wrappers, noted as FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper, dated 3-12-32, with credits for novelist Denison Clift and screenwriter Leon Gordon. Title page present. 111 leaves, with last page of text numbered 109. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with three gold brads.
Sinners' Love [Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)] (Original screenplay for the 1931 pre-Code film)
Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Jean Hersholt (starring); Robert Z. Leonard (director); David Graham Phillips (novel); Leon Gordon, Zelda Sears, Wanda Tuchock (screenwriter);
Published by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Culver City, CA, 1931
- Softcover
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerDraft script for the 1931 pre-Code film, here under the working title "Sinner's Love," with characters names different from that in the final film and source novel, as well as changes to the story's timeline, and a dramatic tragic ending. Dated March 11, 1931, just over two months prior to the beginning of the production in late… May, according to AFI Catalog. Bayard Veiller was a prolific playwright, screenwriter, producer and director, with screenwriting credits for 32 films from 1915 to 1941. Based on the notorious 1917 novel "Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise" by David Graham Phillips. Greta Garbo is Helga Ohlin, a woman of illegitimate birth attempting to overcome her cruel and abusive life, forced into the life of a kept woman under the name Susan Lenox, all while trying to find happiness with architect Rodney Spencer, played by Clark Gable, who once offered her kindness and shelter. Shot on location in Sequoia National Park, California. Blue titled wrappers, rubber-stamped production No. 1840, dated March 11, 1931, with credits for screenwriter Bayard Veiller. 109 leaves, with last page of text numbered 109. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.
